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FanDuel has been hit with a CAD 350,000 ($252,000) penalty from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The fine comes as the Canadian arm of the sports gambling giant failed to tackle match fixing and “suspicious betting.” The AGCO found that between October 23 and November 30, 2024, 144 bets were placed via FanDuel that stemmed from three Ontario player accounts. The watchdog...
The prediction market company, Polymarket, will now be integrated during New York Rangers games at Madison Square Garden, following the announcement of a brand-new partnership. In the shared news, it’s been confirmed that Polymarket has become the Official Prediction Market Partner of the New York Rangers. Madison Square Garden has named Polymarket as the Official...
Maine Governor Janet Mills announced on Thursday (January 8) that she is going to let LD 1164, a bill that gives the state’s Wabanaki Nations the right to run online casino gambling, become law. The move quickly sparked strong reactions, both from tribal leaders and from the National Association Against iGaming. The bill, officially called “An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki...
The iGaming technology provider, Bragg Gaming Group, has announced a strategic partnership with Golden Whale Production which will serve as a step in building the Bragg AI Brain. As part of the agreement, Bragg will be able to leverage Golden Whale’s advanced machine learning and proprietary AI models, called Foundation, to help boost the predictive intelligence capabilities of the Bragg Player...
The San Diego Police Department raided an illegal gambling operation in a City Heights home on January 3, as confirmed in a post on their official Facebook page. What looked like an ‘ordinary house’ was filled with gambling machines, a stolen weapon and around $4,500 in cash in what turned out to be an illegal gambling den. Police found 28 people inside the property as they made nine arrests,...
Several states across the country have been busy this week, as bills related to gambling have been filed, marking a potential desire for stronger regulations or new introductions in the industry. Representatives across Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, Nebraska, Mississippi, and Missouri have made the filings. Which US states have filed gambling bills in 2026? Virginia One of the...
Police officers were dispatched to a robbery at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Leeds, Alabama, on January 2, in which the suspect had a weapon. The suspect, 32-year-old Kaudija Shondrelle Haynes, threatened to use mace while in the drive-thru of the Chick-fil-A as she ordered an employee to give her a currency bag. Haynes recklessly fled the scene while putting innocent lives at risk, and police...
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has recently been appointed as the official ambassador of Betinia, a sports betting and casino platform, as announced in a press release. The brand focuses on using a loyalty journey inspired by a sports career path, allowing players to progress from beginner to amateur, and then moving on to professional, world-class and then legend. The Soft2Bet team is...
Polymarket is reportedly refusing to pay out on bets related to whether the U.S. military will invade Venezuela, citing discrepancies in terminology. The operator is currently disputing the mission to capture the former president, Nicolas Maduro, who represented an invasion of Venezuela, and the company will only settle a contract if the military actually takes control of the country. One...
Polymarket and Dow Jones, the provider of news, have announced an exclusive partnership to make real-time prediction market data available across Dow Jones platforms, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily. This follows Kalshi’s media foray, partnering with CNN in December. According to the announcement, the collaboration aims to provide audiences...